Facebook Virus - UPS Virus & Using SUPERantispyware

[Beautyy1990]

i dont understand. my mother when to the pc shop because there was a virus, she comes home and tells me there was a virus and she had to pay $60 dollars to get the virus fixed. is facebook a virus or not? :\

[cotojo1253]

@Beautyy1990 - No, Facebook is NOT a virus it is links within facebook and in email attachments :-)

[commando189]

MBAM is better then superantispyware.

[cotojo1253]

@ commando189 - MBAM is my favorite but both work differently so this also has to be taken into account :-)

[commando189]

yes but in tests my friend did mbam vs superantispyware aginst a infected computer and 1/20 times superantispyware did better then mbam mbam went 19/20.

[cotojo1253]

@commando189 - It very much depends on the malware as both programs are similar but work in different ways. There are also many other tools which remove other unwanted junk from infected machines :-)

[kevlonk]

What's the file name of the UPS virus?

I recently accidentally loaded it, used Malwarebytes, and it successfully found and destroyed a malware program.

[cotojo1253]

@ kevlonk - Currently it is Bredolab and also variants of Braviax :-)

[cotojo1253]

SuperHumanPerfect - Both work slightly differently, MBAM being faster than SUPER but having both as on-demand scanners is a good combo :-)

[Issaland]

Thanks for this informative review.

[cotojo1253]

Issaland - You're welcome, wait for the next one lol :-)

[4DarkAces]

Not that social networks are useless but some groups of people are quite naive and actually believe that they have to accept an agreement or have their accounts terminated. One more thing I would like to add is always use Google to find out if the email is legitimate before opening an attachment or clicking on a link. =D Btw, 5/5! =P

[cotojo1253]

4DarkAces - As you say, the problem is that many are naive and sadly they are the ones who open these attachments without any form of research. Educating users is a long uphill battle which will continue :-)

[Danerd9]

freakin useless social networks. whats the point of facebook. twitter, myspace, and IM are useless!!!

[cotojo1253]

Danerd9 - Social networks have their uses, and by the same token, are also the target for malware. Having large memberships malware spreads more easily so users need to be aware :-)

[Danerd9]

super antispyware is betta than iobit because they are honest!!!!!!!! >:(

[cotojo1253]

Danerd9 - At the moment anything is better than IObit, they have really shot themselves in the foot, SUPER, like MBAM, is well established and works well, although those two have also fallen out in the past but now get along well with differences resolved. Two different apps that work in slightly different ways, both good though :-)

[GunnyBunnio]

Thanks for the video, great help for those who have the virus

[DjToronto4]

Is the facebook virus more koobface or fake admins asking passwords?

[cotojo1253]

DjToronto4 - There is koobface circulating within facebook as well as many other forms of malware. Emails apparently from 'Facebook Security' or 'Facebook Support' are purely malicious in their intent and once downloaded and unzipped they deposit their payload with nothing for users to see. Removal is pretty simple though :-)